Cigar-bunching machine



(No Model.)

F. 0. MILLER. CIGAR 'BUNOHING MACHINE.

N0. 494,928. Patented Apr. 4, 1893.

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FREDRICK G. MILLER, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY.

ClGAR-BUNCHING MACHlNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 494,928, dated April 4,1893.

Application filed March 26, 1892. Serial No. 426,597. (No model.)

T0 at whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDRICK C. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newport, in the county of Campbell and State of Kentucky,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-BranchingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a modification of that described in my patent datedOctober 11, 1892, No. 48%,219, the object of the invention being toprovide mechanical devices by which long filler cigars can be readilymade, the long fillers being fed by hand to a pocketed carrier fromwhich a plungers ejects them to bunch rolling mechanism beneath. Myformer patent fully describes the bunch rolling mechanism in connectionwith a rotary filler carrier and its accessories. In my presentimprovement I employ, instead of the latter, a reciprocating fillercarrier and operating mechanism which will be fully understood from thefollowing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which Figure l is a plan view ofthe reciprocating filler carrier and its operating parts andaccessories, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, partly insection.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown a part of my machine, the restbeing preferably constructed in accordance with my said former patent.The devices herein shown are simply the moving filler-carrier devices,and a portion of the driving mechanism to illustrate their operation.

A represents the frame of the machine, the top of which forms astationary bed upon which the filler carrier is mounted in suitableguides B, and travels or reciprocates in time movements to allow theoperator to place the filler in a pocket. In the form of constructionherein shown a represents the tiller pocket formed by piercing aslotthrough the carrier A. The dotted lines in Fig. 1 show the position ofthe pocket when in position to be filled.

Motion is communicated to the carrier A by means of the cam 0 providedwith a suitably shaped slot in which travels a friction roller jonrnaledupon the ends of the lever D.

E E represent links which are journaled to the filler carrier A. Inorder that the pocket may be of easy access to the operator who fillsthe same I also move the arm G carrying the plunger I-I backward; thisis accomplished by hinging, at K, the arm G to the carrier A by means ofthe link J, so that when the carrier A moves backward into the positionshown in dotted lines the arm G carrying the plunger II will likewiseswing backward into the position shown in dotted lines in rear of thetiller pocket, a, thereby allowing eas" access of the operator to thepocket. When the pocket has been filled the movement of the cam G bringsthe parts back into position shown in full lines and the plunger H ismoved downward to pass the filler through the pocket by the mechanismshown in my said former patent.

It will be observed that the bed or top-piece of the frame A terminatesslightly in rear of the pocket at, so that when said pocket is broughtforward into the position shown in full lines, the filler passes freelythrough the same; while the bed serves to hold the filler until it hasbeen brought in position to be acted on by the plunger H.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as newtherein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

The combination of the reciprocating filler carrier A having abottomless pocket a, the bed B'forming a bottom for the pocket when infilling position, operating mechanism 0 D E for imparting reciprocatingmovement to the carrier, the plunger II mounted ona horizontally movingarm G and connected to the carrier A by a link J, intermediately of thefulcrum and free end of the plunger-arm G, so as to impart a backwardhorizontal movement to the plunger H in excess of the movement of thefiller carrier A, thus uncovering the pocket a, for filling as hereinexplained.

FREDRICK C. MILLER.

l/Vitnesses:

FRANK C. MILLER, A. F. WENZEL.

